Fishing-pole support.



A. B. WEBER.

FISHING POLE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED JUNB14, 191s.

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To all whom it may concern: v

- Be it known that I, AnoLrnUs B. WEBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kaufman, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Fishing-PoleSupports, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

. This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fishing polesupports and the primary object of the invention is to provide a deviceof this character which will readil support a fishing pole in positionfrom t e shore without attention by the fisherman.

A further object of the invention resides port which is pivotallyinproviding a su carried on the po and which is desi said inner end 0 eadjacent its inner end ed for disposal against the pole to fit closelyfurther object resides in providing a support which is designed arcuatein cross section to readily receive the aforesaid end of the poletherein when the support is folded against the pole proper.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing a devicewhich is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufactureand one which will be very efficient and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1is aperspective view showing my device applied to use. Fig. 2 is avertical section through the support and the pole. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section through the support, when folded against the pole;and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the stake or supporting arm removed.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and in which 1 indicates the shore of a body of land,adjacent a body of water indicated as 2 and 3 indicates a fishing poleof the usual My invention primarily contemplates a means for supportingthis pole on the shore, so that the same receive therebetween the nerend of said pole,

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may be held in o erative position without the attention of t e fishermanand, to this end, I provide a support therefor which conslsts of a stakeor arm 4, the same being formed of metal, designed arcuate in crosssection. The lower en of this stake or arm 4 1s tapered to a point, asshown at 5 and the upper end thereof is provided 'with a pair of spacedears adjacent its inner end. A bolt 7, extendmg through said ears 6 andthrough the po e {3, at the last mentioned point thereon, plvotallysecures said stake or arm to the pole, and any preferred means may beengaged with the bolt for securing the same 1n position. a

' In practice, the pole with the support 4 thereon 1s broi ght to thewaters edge and the pointed end of the stake or arm 4 engaged wlth theground below the surface of the water. The'inner end of the pole 3 whichis preferably tapered to form a point 1s then engaged with the ground ata point shghtly beyond the waters edge to support the pole 3 withrespect to the water. then be supported this position until such time asremoved by the fisherman and it will be seen that after having once beenproperly disposed in the positionshown in The pole v will 6 which aredesigned to pole 3, at a point,

1n any angular position desired,

ig. 1, further attention is unnecessary,

until such time as it is desired to remove the catch,.from the hook.

By disengaging the inner end of the pole from the ground and drawingupwardly thereon, the complete .device may be disengaged from itsfastenings and the stake or arm 4 may be folded tightly against the initbeing appreciated that the arcuate design thereof will admit of theinner end of said pole readily fitting therein. The device may then becompactly folded and carried about from place to place. The addition ofthe support to the pole will not, therefore, add weight to nor will thesame afford any.

the device, obstruction to. the compact folding thereof.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improveddevice, the manner of applying the same to use will be readilyunderstood and it will be seen that I have provided a device which issimple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and onewhich will be very efficient and useful in operation tit ' elements bestadapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that variouschanges in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe principles of the invention.

Havin' thus described this invention, what is c aimed is I Ina supportfor fishing poles, the combination with a pole; of a stake formed ofmetal and designed arcuate incross section, the lower end of said stakebeing tapered to form a point, a pair of spaced ears formed on'the u perend of said stake, and receiving the aoresaid pole therethrough, andmeans extending through, said ears and through said pole to pivotallysecure the latter to the stake, the arcuate' design of said stakepermitting a portion of the pole to be received therein when said stake.is folded against said pole. a

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ADOLP'HUS B. WEBER.

' Witnesses:

MAX WEBER, R. O. LAUGHLIN.

